Hydrology, Hydrochemistry And Implications For Water Supply Of A Cloud Forest In Central America

摘要: Understanding the basic relationships between rainfall and runoff is vital for effective management utilization of scarce water resources in Central America with widespread potable shortage during dry months monsoon. Potential good sources season are forested lands especially cloud forests, but little information concerning its potential available to supply engineers. Our objective define rainfall-runoff-baseflow watershed. Flumes were installed measuring river discharge four subwatersheds La Tigra National Park, Central, Honduras. This included a 636 ha subwatershed more than 60% forest coverage. Precipitation averaged 1130 mm/year. About half total became watershed while was less that 20% precipitation adjacent undisturbed Infiltration rates generally greater rates. Direct 1 Associate Professor, Department Environment Development Studies, Zamorano University, Honduras research assistant, Biological Environmental Engineering, Cornell Ithaca, NY USA. 2 Senior Scientist. Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research Ltd, The Kinneret Laboratory, Migdal 14950 3 Professor 4 Corresponding author: 206 Riley Robb Hall University Ithaca 14853; email: tss1@cornell.edu; phone 607-255-2489.